It was the right-front tire that failed on Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Global Honda on Saturday at Iowa Speedway, and while his No. 27 Honda made it to the finish line unscathed on Sunday, Kirkwood’s teammates weren’t as fortunate as similar right-front tire failures led to crashes for Marcus Ericsson and...

The defending race-winning No.10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R was officially retired early in the 18th hour, shortly after pole winner Renger van der Zande pulled off course at the West Horseshoe with a cut right-rear tire.Van der Zande used a public road to get back to the garage. The team...

Sebastian Vettel says there was no warning for the tire failures suffered by both himself and teammate Kimi Raikkonen late on in the British Grand Prix.Running fourth on the road, Vettel was promoted to third when Raikkonen – who had been second – suffered a left-front puncture and was forced...

Carlos Sainz Jr. says he cannot be sure the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team will be immune to suffering further tire failures during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Sainz's teammate Daniil Kvyat's participation in Friday's first practice session was cut short when he picked up a left-rear puncture and parked up...

Pirelli says having access to live video feeds of different parts of a Formula 1 car would be useful in identifying potential tire failures, after Nico Rosberg's Spa blowout.Mercedes driver Rosberg had a spectacular right-rear tire failure during Friday's second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. After a full investigation,...

Pirelli says now is the time to face its failures head on and work to deliver a solution, rather than turn its back and walk away from Formula 1.With intense focus on the Italian company at this weekend's German Grand Prix following the tire failures at Silverstone, its motorsport director...

Pirelli's post-British Grand Prix analysis identified several factors that contributed to its tire failures reversing tires, low pressures and extreme camber angles.REVERSING TIRESReversing tires running them on the opposite side to the one they are designed for is not a new trick but has come and gone with different tire...